To
receive any apologies for absence and any announcements from the
Chair.

Minutes:

1.1
There were no apologies for absence.

1.2 It
was noted that the Chair, Dee Doocey
AM, had received a peerage in the Honours List and as such had been
appointed to the House of Lords. The statutory Deputy Mayor,
Richard Barnes AM, had been the recipient of an honorary
...
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(a) Note the list of
memberships of functional bodies and London Borough Councils, as
set out in the table at Item 2;

(b) Note gifts and
hospitality received by Members, as set out on the
Authority’s gifts and hospitality register; and

(c) Declare any other
personal or personal prejudicial interests in specific items listed
on the agenda over and above those items listed in the table at
Item 2 and including any interests arising from
gifts or hospitality received within the previous three years
or from the date of election
to the London Assembly, whichever is the later, which
are not at the time of this meeting reflected on the
Authority’s register of gifts and hospitality.

Minutes:

2.1 Resolved:

(a) That the relevant Assembly
Members’ membership of Functional Bodies and London Borough
Councils, as set out in Item 2 on the agenda, be noted and recorded
as personal interests;

The Assembly is
recommended to confirm the minutes of the London Assembly meetings
held on 10 November 2010 (Plenary) and 17 November 2010
(Mayor’s Question Time), to be signed by the Chair as a
correct record.

That the minutes of the Assembly Plenary meeting
held on 10 November 2010 and the Mayor’s Question Time
meeting held on 17 November 2010 be agreed as correct records of
those meetings, to be signed by the Chair.

The Assembly will put
questions to the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Olympic
Delivery Authority, John Armitt and David Higgins, and the Chair and Chief Executive of the London Organising Committee
of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games, Lord Coe and Paul Deighton, on the preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games.

4.1 The Assembly put
questions to Lord Coe (Chair, London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games), Paul Deighton (Chief Executive of London
Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games), John Armitt (Chairman,
Olympic Delivery Authority) and David Higgins (Chief Executive,
Olympic Delivery Authority) on the ...
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The Assembly is
recommended to agree the request of the Budget and Performance
Committee to use its powers under Section 60 (1) of the Greater
London Authority Act 1999 (as amended)
to request that the Mayor responds to the recommendations in the
Committee’s report, The Finances of the Olympic
Legacy Part 1.

7.1 The Assembly
received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

7.2Resolved:

That the request of the Budget and
Performance Committee that the Assembly use its powers under
Section 60 (1) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (as
amended) to request that the Mayor responds to the ...
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The Assembly is
recommended to agree to the request of the Transport
Committee to use its powers under Section 60 (1) of the Greater
London Authority Act to request that the Mayor responds to the
recommendations in the Committee’s report, Walk this Way:
Making Walking Easier and Safer in London.

8.1 The Assembly
received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

8.2 Resolved:

That the request of the Transport
Committee that the Assembly use its powers under Section 60 (1) of
the Greater London Authority Act to request that the Mayor responds
to the recommendations in the Committee’s report,
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“This Assembly notes the GLA group’s
considerable leadership and progress in mitigating and adapting to
the effects of climate change, both in terms of setting strategic
aspirations and pushing forward successful projects that will help
deliver ... view the
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10.

Date of Next Meeting

The next scheduled
meeting of the London Assembly will be the Mayor’s Question
Time meeting which will take place at 10.00am on Wednesday 15
December 2010 in the Chamber, City Hall.

Minutes:

10.1 It was noted that the
Assembly’s next meeting would be the Mayor’s Question
Time meeting which would take place at 10.00 am on Wednesday 15
December 2010.